Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer: The basics every man needs to know
No man wants to hear that he has prostate cancer, but if he is diagnosed he will need to learn about the disease and how it is treated.
Jun 5, 2023
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Medical research
New drugs cross blood-brain barrier to slow progression and even reverse symptoms of Huntington's disease
Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the effects of Huntington's, which is incurable.
Feb 26, 2024
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Genetics
New 'atherosclerosis atlas' sheds light on heart attacks, strokes
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an "atlas of atherosclerosis" that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming the harmful plaque buildup that causes ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Neuroscience
Comparing the polarimetric properties of fresh and preserved brain tissue
Gliomas are a group of tumors that originate from glial cells (non-neuronal cells) in the central nervous system and are characterized by diffuse infiltrative cell growth. They can spread quickly throughout the brain and ...
May 25, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's discovery reveals dire effect of toxic tau protein
Alzheimer's disease researchers at the University of Virginia have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
Dec 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain neurons re-entering the cell cycle age quickly and shift to senescence, particularly in neurodegenerative disease
Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published April 9 in the open-access journal ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Immunology
Researchers discover key metabolic process responsible for rapid immune responses
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified a key metabolite in cells that helps direct immune responses and explains at a single cell level why immune cells that most efficiently recognize pathogens, ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Cardiology
Sorting therapeutic stem cells by function improves healing after heart attack, lab study shows
Selecting specific cells to be used in an investigational therapy has led to improved recovery of heart function in a new study employing a lab model for myocardial infarction, the medical term for heart attacks.
Jul 2, 2024
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Genetics
Researchers identify gene expression signature that predicts progression of type 1 diabetes
Researchers from Turku Bioscience Center and InFLAMES Flagship at the University of Turku in Finland, have identified a gene expression signature that can predict the progression of type 1 diabetes.
May 29, 2023
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Medical research
Repairing nerve cells after injury and in chronic disease
Each year in the United States there are more than 3 million cases of peripheral neuropathy, wherein nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord are damaged and cause pain and loss of feeling in the affected areas. Peripheral ...
Nov 28, 2023
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